Toy-railway-train stop and signal.



PATENTED DEG. 17,1907. 0, A HOTOHKISS. TQY RAILWAY TRAIN STOP AND SIGNAL.

APPLIUATIONIILED JUNE 14. 1907.

2 SHEETS-$113111 1.

all whom it may concern:

mirsn PATENT OFFICE.

oisA LEs' A. norom nss, or ssmesroa'r, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE Ivss 1 MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, or BRIDGEPORT, ooNNscTroUn-A GORPOHA- ITION or connsoriour.

l TOY-RAILWAY-TRAIN STOP AND SIGNAL.-

Specification. of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 17, 1907-.

Application filed Julie 14.. 190?. Serial No. eve-.940.

Be it known that I, CHARLES it. Ho'ron- KISS, acitizen of the United States, and resident of Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ty- Railway-Train Stops and Signas, of which the following is a specification.

stop and signal devices, part of a regular miniature railway equip-- My inventlonrelates to toy railway train and 1s designed as a ment.

' To irailwa *s of the class to which m inclock sprin movement. '20

vention belongs are now constructed of sheet metal sections adapted to he detachably connected together, and the trains designed. for use upon sum; tracks as. likewise harmed largely of sheet metal and operated by. a .It will be obvious however, tat other styles of 'tracksthan that shown and referred to maybe employed,

I ,,and likewise other styles of trains or individual cars can be used in connection with a stop and signal constructed in accordance with my invention.

It is the object of my invention to provide in connection with a track of the class described a check or stop, to be engaged by SlllllfilJlB brake mechanism applied to a locomotive orcar, and whereby said brake is automatically tripped and setto stop a train; to so construct the stop that it may be shifted in or out of the path of travel of the locomotive brake mechanism, further -miniature railway system.

to provide a signal device that is adapted to semblage or detachment, as may be required in setting up, taking down and packing a -Upon the accompanying two sheets of drawings, forming a part hereof, similar 1 characters of reference denote like or cortrack with my improved train stop appliedr'esponding' parts throughout the several fig ures and ofwhich, Figure 1, shows a perspective view par tially broken away of a section of toy railway thereto, and signal device connected to said train stop mechanism. Fig. 2, is an enlarged detail end-view partially broken away of stop form a signal plate pro'ects up through a and signal device as seen from outer or far side of track shown in Fig. 1.-

nal pole shown in preceding figures. Fig. 4, is a detail plan view of track section showing my train stop only connected thereto. Fig. 5, is across section taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 4, and Fig. 6, shows an enlarged end view of modified form of train stop operating mechanism.

Referring in detail to the characters of reference marked upon the drawings, 10

indicates rails which as shown are formed of sheet metal and secured to end sleeper 11 and Fig. 3, is an" enlarged bottom end view of detachable siga longer intermediate sleeper 12 to form 9.

track section. The sleeper 12 is hollow and extends out upon one side of the track section to inclose and support the stop and signal mechanism. This sleeper like the rest of the construction is designed to be formed principally of sheet metal which is stamped out and worked up inexpensively.

J ournaled Within a bridge piece 13 and end piece 14 of the sleeper 12 is a rocker rod 15 the inner end portion of which is turned out through aslot 16 of the sleeper at a point intermediate the rails and then returned back parallel with the main rod to form an arm 17 for engagement by the locomotive brake mechanism (not shown). A spring 18 Wound about the said rod with an end secured thereto as at 19 and the other attached to side of sleeper as at 20, serves to nor- .Inally hold the rod in position shown in Figs.

1, 4 and 5, witharm disposed upward in the path of travel of locomotive. The said rod extends out through the end bridge 14 and has secured thereto a lever 21, the upper end of which is twisted and bent to right angle to 22, that may be painted red, andis thus clearly visible down the line of track. Upon the sleeper 12 is secured an angle plate 23 having a lug 24 disposed for ward in line with the side edge of lever 21 to form a stop for the same when it and the arm 17 are in their vertical positions.

A pawl 25 is pivoted to angle plate 23 and its inturned end projects through a hole in angle bracket to engage ori lever. A' spring 27 secured to side of sleeper slot. in sleeper and ang e plate to engage the said pawl in a wa l;

to retain it in engagement w1th;one,of the orifices the lever as shownin the several p out of the way-when not to be used.

. positions.

- havin figures. This spring actuated pawl thus locks the lever in a vertical position as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 4 and 5 when engaging the orifice 26 as seen in Fig. 2 to form a'" rig d stop as against enga ement by a-train.

from either direction and a so serves to again lock and hold it in a horizontal position I against the action of the spring 18 when engaging the orifice 26 as indicated in dotted lines Fig. 2. When said pawl is released from this position it allows the said spring to again throw both arm and lever to a vertical position as shown when the pawl is withdrawn.

In the modification illustrated in Fig. 6, I

have shown a pinionQS upon end of rocker rod "15 thatis engaged and operated by a segment 29 upon a lever 31 pivoted to stud 30 upon an extension 32 of late 14. Lugs 33 and 34 are secured to this plate to form stops for movement of lever. The outer stop 33 serves to limit the outward throw of lever while the inner one which is not so high, serves to hold the lever in either of its set Said lever being moved by said intermediate lug by being first sprung out slightly to clear it and move over said .lug.

The foregoing described construction comprises a stop which may be set to engage and stop a train, havin suitable brake mechanism, and is designe so as to be swung do i'n n connection with the above described rocker shaft and operating connections, I also employ a semaphore style of signal arm which is detachably connected in a way to be operated thereby, and likewise so as to be taken down, or set up as occasion may require, and which comprises the following described mechanism as will be seen from Figs. 1, 2 and 3. To the underside of the portions 36 that are disposed up on either side of the sleeper and serve to detachably support the signal post 37. This post 37 is formed of a sheet metal strip folded to form spaced vertically disposed parallel portions, their edges turned in to form anouter smooth reinforced edge 38 and a spaced groove 39 at either edge of each lower end-- These grooves in lower'end as formed serve to detachably engage the side edges of the upturned ends'36 in a way to permit of said post being slipped on or off from side ends as desired. Inthe upper end and intermediate the sides of post ispivotally hung a signal arm 40 adapted to swing upon a pin 44 from V i a-lower to a horizontal or distended position by reason of its connectionwith rocker shaft "12.- To the short end of the signal arm 40 is connected a rod i1 which is hooked into an eye of a link 42 that freely passes through a slot in the sleeper. this link 'is connected to an arm 43 secured to the rocker shaft 12. It will therefore be The opposite end of stance apparent" that as'the rockershait isshifted a quarter mm as is necessary to throw the be moved from a lowered to a raised -or distended posltlon and vice verse.

I claim anddesire to secure b'yLetters Patentis: 4 V

1.v In a toy railway train stop of the class described, the combination with a sleeper having attached rails, of a rocker. shaft posed outwardly from the'slee'per for engages .ment by a train, "a spring for normally ho ing the shaft and arm in one position, and means for shifting the shaft and arm to a second position. I 2. In a toy railwaytrain stop, the com: liiination with a pair of rails and asleeper at tached thereto, ofa rocker shaft journaled, upon the sleeper and having an arm disposed outwardly intermediate the two rails and in the line of travel of a train when passing over the rails, means for normally holding the shaft and arm in one position, and a lever for operating said shaft and arm to shift them to a second position against'the action of said holding means.

3. In 'a toy railway train stop, the combination with a pair.of rails and a sleeper at-' tached thereto, of a rockersh'aft journaled upon the sleeperand having an arm disposed outwardly in the line of travel of a train when passing over the rails, means for normally holding the shaft and arm in one position and a lev r for operating said shaft and arm to shift them to a second position against the action of saidholding means, and means for retainingsaid lever, shaft and arm in a position opposite to that. normally obtained by the-actlon of said holding means 4.. In a railway train'stop of the class de-- scribed, the combination with'apair of rails having an attached sleeper, of 'a rocker shaft j ournaled in said sleeper having an arm disposed outwardly therefrom.-and; intermediate of the said-rails, a spring for normally holding the shaft and arm 'in a raised position and a connected lever for operating the shaft to raise the arm to lower position, and spring actuated means to engage the lever to hold the arm in -such lowered position against the action of the before mentioned spring."

5. 111a toy railwaytrain stop the com bination with a pair of rails, }of a hollow sleeper attached thereto, a rocker shaft journaled longitudinally within the hollow sleeper and having an arm projected upward through the said sleeper, a spring engaged v with both shaft and sleeper to normally hold the arm in one position,.a lever connected with projecting end of shaft on outsideof sleeper having a signal plate on upper end and disposed longitudinally with the said stop, and lever from a horizontal to a ver-f. f"tical pd'sition the signal arm would likewise Having thus described my invention what mounted in the sl'eepenhaving an arm disswipes sleeper and means for retaining shaft and arm in a position opposite from that normally held by the action of. the spring.

6. In a'device oi the class described, the

combination with a pair, of, rails having a shaft sleeper attached thereto, of a rocker journaled in the sleeper, a spring connected whereby cured to the sleeper t adapted to normally hold it in one position, meansfor placing the shaft in a position different from that normally held by the spring a post connected to the sleeper and a semaphore arm pivotedin the post and connections intermediatethe arm and rocker shaft the said arm is operated through the shaft by a lever connected thereto.

7. In a device of the class described, the combination with tached sleeper, of a rocker shaft journaled in the sleeper, a lever for rocking the shaft; a post connected with sleeper, a semaphore arm pivotally mounted in the post, connecwith the rocker sh 'tions intermediate the rocker shaft and semaphore arm whereby it is operated by the movement of the shaft and lever.

8. In a device of the class described, the combination with a pair of rails' -and an at tached sleeper, of a plate secured to the sleeper having an upwardly deflected end, a

-post having a socket to engage said upturned end whereby the post may be detachably connected to the sleeper.-

9. In a device of the class described, the combination with a pair. of rails and an attachcd sleeper, of supporting ends projecting upward fromthe sleeper, a sheet metal post having ways to engage said upturned ends to permitof its detachable connection to the sleeper. v A

' 10. In a device of the class described, the combination with a pair of rails and an attached sleeper,of a plate secured to the sleeper having upwardly deflected ends, a post having ways to engage said upturned ends whereby it' may be detachably connected to the sleeper, an arm pivoted to said post, alever and connections intermediate thereof and an arm whereby the latter may be raised and lowered:

detachably supported thereon, .a' signal arm pivoted to the post, a spring for normallyholding the arm in one position, 55'

for operating the arm against the action of the spring.

12. In a combinationwith a sleeper, of a plate sefiected ends, a. post having ways to engage said upturned ends whereby it may be de-' an attached lever and a pair of rails and an at' and a' lever device of' the class described, the

having upwardly detachably connected to the sleeper,an arm pivoted to the post, a spring for normally -re taining the arm in one position 'anda lever connection with'the spring and arm for shifting the latter. I 4

13 In a deviceof the class described, the combination with a pair of rails-and an attached sleeper, of a post detachably con nected to the sleeper, a semaphore arm pivoted to the post, a rocker shaft bearing an arm disposed adjacent to the rails for engagement with a train, connections'intermediate the shaft and semaphore arm, and a spring for normally retaining both arms in a raised position, anda lever to lower the said arms.

14. In a device of the class described, the combination with a pair of rails and an attached sleeper, of ai'platesecured to the sleeper having upwardly deflected ends, a post comprising a pair of spaced strips secured together at their upper ends and each having ways in their lower portions to engage the upturned ends of plate connected to the sleeper, a semaphore arm pivoted interme diate'the spaced strips of the post, and a lever connected with said semaphorearm for op-- erating the same.

1 5. In a toy railway train stop of the class described, the combination with a sleeper having attached rails, of a rocker shaft mounted in the sleeper having an arm dis? posed outward from the-sleeper for engage ment by a train, a spring for normally holding theshaft and arm in one position and means for shifting the shaft and arm to a second position, apost securedto the sleeper, a semaphore arm pivoted connections from the'semaphore arm'to the latter.

16. A combined train stop and signaling attached sleeper, a rocker shaft mounted j'acent to he said rails, means for setting the 91111111 either a raised or lowered position,-a

a semaphore arm pivoted to the post, a detachable connection intermediate said semasemapho're arm is disconnected with the de tachment of the post. p

Signed at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield, andState of Connecticut, this 11th day of June, A. D.,' 1907. i Y

CHARLES A. HOTCHKISS. Witnesses:

ELBERT. O.HULL, O. M. NEWMAN to the post and.

detachable post c'onnected'with the sleeper, 110

for operating the partsfl ice rocker shaft whereby it is operated hy the device comprising a pair of rails having an therein having an arm disposed outward adphore arm and. rocker shaft whereby the- 

